The Rare Element Iridium Has Been Implicated in Which "Ancient

question 60

Multiple Choice

The rare element iridium has been implicated in which "ancient health" crisis?

• A)poisoning of primitive algae in the Hadean Eon
• B)extinction of the woolly mammoths in late Pleistocene time
• C)disappearance of Neanderthal man during the early Cenozoic Era
• D)extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous Period

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